Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for May 28, 2014

Gosh, that four months sure did fly…and Evie’s only discovering elephants Now?! Oh, and why doesn’t Jan ever show her and Arnold actually working on some houses? ;)

To ORMouseworks: Please lighten up. ;~)

Hey Jan, I just saw you in Dear Mr. WattersonIt was a treat

They are playing house.

Evie’s expression is just fabulous! I see where Alix gets her gleeful enthusiasm for life…

Agreed Joan.

No likely since she’s going to see elephants next.

It’s “To go see elephant.” The plural of elephant is elephant.

My late sister’s name is Evie. I miss her :-(

Evie is not wanting to go home yet having too much fun. The daughter’s are missing mom.

I wanna go see elephants!

Idioms & Phrases

see the elephant

Experience more than one wants to, learn a hard lesson; also, see combat, especially for the first time. For example, After the expedition lost two climbers in an avalanche, they had seen the elephant and turned back , or On his first tour of duty he saw the elephant . This slangy expression, first recorded in 1835, alludes to having seen all the sights one can see, including that rare beast, and returning home unimpressed or disappointed.

Hope this is not about to happen to Evie.

Go see Soweto or one of the other townships while you’re about it.

Wild elephants are pretty amazing – we saw them in Zimbabwe… and got trumpted at from VERY close range by an anxious young adult, which was pretty scary as we were in an open-top jeep (admittedly being driven by a gamekeeper who was supposed to know what he was doing). Best thing though was spotting a baby rhino gambolling along with its mother. Yup, something the size of a jeep can gambol…

My husband and I went walking with elephants when we were in South Africa! It was an incredible experience!!